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    "localId": "35978",
    "label": "Portable Writing Set (Yatate) in the Form of a Gourd",
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    "id": "35978",
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    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Portable Writing Set (Yatate) in the Form of a Gourd",
    "description": "This portable writing set is in the form of a gourd with leaves and vine tendrils. The leaf at the larger end opens with an ink container beneath. The stem unscrews and contains a brush.",
    "date": "19th century (Meiji period (1868-1912))",
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    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
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            "units": "cm",
            "width": 2.6,
            "height": 9.6,
            "depth": 2.2
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 1 × W: 3 3/4 × L: 7/8 in. (2.6 × 9.6 × 2.2 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "none",
    "dynasty": "Meiji period (1868-1912)",
    "med": "Copper alloy, copper, silver, hair, fiber",
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